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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02
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In Dec, 1886, !. S. Johnson & Co., q Custom
House St., Boston, Mass, offered eight premi-
ums payable in gold coin, which they say crea-
ted O. great interest among people who kept
hens, 50 much so, in fact, that they authorize
us to say that they shall offer. Nov. lst, 1887,
another list of premiums for the bests results
from the use Of Sheridan's Powder to Make
Hens Lay. OF course all who compete cannot
get one Of the premiums, but some OF the last
years reports sent US show that the. parties
ought to have Decn we'll satisfied if they had
not received any other benefit than the in
crease of eggs they got while making the trial.
For example the first premium was twenty
five dollars taken by G. A. French, Washing
ton, y. II. who fed thirty hens the Sheridan's
Powder for eight weeks. The first week he got
only ten eggs; the third week the hens laid 2Ol
eggs, and the eighth week 20S eggs. During the
eight weeks trial lie got 1898 eggs which, at the
price of eggs in Boston or New York markets
in mid-winter, would have yielded S46.GO, or
S1;55 for each hen in eight weeks time Con-
animal on q farm will pay like that. The
fourth premium, which was ten dollars, went
to Mrs E. B. Carlin, Conklin Centre, n. Y.
who in the eight weeks received from forty
hens 1T07 eggs. The first week she only got
SO eggs, but the last week 2T eggs.
This clearly demonstrates that the use OF
Sheridan's Powder to Make Hens Lay Will In
crease the profit several hundred per cent:
johnson & Co. will send two y cent packs ol
Sheridan's Powder postpaid to any address fol
so cents in postage stamps; or large ~ pounc
can of Powder for S1.0. To each person or
dering large can as above they will send free
one copy of the Farmers Poultry Guide
(price, % cents.
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A Pig as n Night Watchman.

A farmer in Hamilton, Van Buren
County, says the Detroit Ncaos, is the
owner of pig which does duty a'ont
the premises as q wa!chman, and the
value of its services are so appreciated
that it is allowed the freedom OF the farm
after nightfall. Itspends its time in pa
trolling the barn aid door yards, and
thievery has been unknown since it be-
gan its vigils. 1t docs not hesitate TO
attack Il stranger, aid even succeeded in
putting a lot Of ncighbors to flight as
they were making q descent upon the
house in the shape of surprise party
the other evening. Dogs, however, are
its particular veal, and all the ours OF the
vicinity have been vanqnshed so
thoroughly that not one can re induced
to show its nose in the vicinity.
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Dairy Manufactures in the Orient.

Butter and cheese are frequently men
toned in the Bible, and the Arabs and
Syrians probably follow the old Hebrew
style of dairy manufactures. The milk
for butter making is put into copper
pan, placed over slow fire, adding a
small quantity Of sour milk, or tic dried
entrail of lamb. After the milk is
warmed through, and begins to curdle,
it is poured into goatskin bag, which
is then tied to one of the tent poles, and
kept constantly in motion for two hours.
The butter then separates from the fluid
part and is placed by itself in another
skin. In two days after it is again put
into q pan, and subjected to the action
of a slow fire, with the addition OF
bourgoul (wheat boiled with leaven and
dried in the sum, and allowed to boil
for some time, during which it is care
fully SKINNED. The bourgoul prccipi-
tates all the checsy matter, and the
butter then remains quite clear above.
This butter is of white color, and
possesses a flavor not at all relishcd by
Americans or Europeans, or, indeed, by
any one accustomed to the use of butter
made from cows milk churned in the
usual way.
The cheese now made in Palestine is q
very inferior article. The milk is curdled
either by sour buttcrlnilk, or dccoction
of the great thistle, or wild arti-
choke. The curd is then put into small
baskets and pressed. 1t is excessively
salted; and when the cheese is made it
appears in the form of small, round,
white cakes, without rind, which soon
become hard and dry throughout. At
some of the Connecticut dairics excellent
limitations are made of Bric, Neuchatel
and other Swiss chceses, but l have
never seen any imitation of the hard,
rancid, bad-tasting cheese of PALESTINE
american Cultirat0r.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02
The Colt and the Pears.

A gentleman who keeps a two-year- old
colt in lot where there is fruit has been
particular of late to have all the fruit that
fell during the night gathered before the
colt was turned out in the morning,
thinking the fellow would get all that
his system required if he ate what fell
during the day. Yesterday afternoon
one of the family heard pear tree rattle,
and, slipping to the window to see if the
tree was being molested, she saw the colt
rubbing against it. Directly pair was
started and the colt at once made for it..
Then he repeated the rubbing operation
till another fell, which he secured and ate.
He had been seen clubbing against the
tree before, but his movements were not
watched. But his owner has no doubt
that he has secured his share of the fruit,
and didn't take up windfalls either
Hartford CourdRt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02
A Misplaced Comma.

The part that a comma may play in
history was never better illustrated
than by the fate of Manchooria. This
place, according to writer i'll this
months Proceedings" of the Royal
Geographical Society, is a paradise on
on the borders of China. Though q
luxurious and luxuriant land, it has,
however, for years been considered q
country of ice and snow, and all because
its great mountain is missnelt "Cha'ng-
paishan" for "Ch'ang- -pai shan" The
latter is its real name, and means "the
long, white mountaiu"-the white
pumice stone being referred to. Chang,
however, means ''perpetual," and mis-
placing the comma, both Chinese and
European geographers concluded that a
land with perpetual white mountain"
must be cold and sterile. So they
brought the top of the mountain above
the snow line, and gave out to the world
that this "Garden of Eden" was another
Iceland. Such it has been held for
oopc
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02
THE HOME DOCTOR.
Insects in Ears.

Few troubles are more annoying OF
more productive of serious difficulty, il
not removed, than insects in ears. Ly'
ing upon soft meadow grass, or sleeping
upon campbell of fragrantspruce, bugs
of different denominations seem pos
sessed with a desire to inspect oul
auricles. Once inside, their frantic ef-
forts to escape cause such agony that
people have gone temporarily crazy with
it. This may be instantly stopped by
pouring the ear full of sweet oil, which
suffocates the insect, and he is easily re-
moved later by syringe and warm water.
Avoid intruding pins, etc., into ears.
Much harm may thus be done to their
delicate mechanism, and little to the
cause of all the trouble. If is not readily
accessible use water, which is almost as
good.
Earache in any form may be quickly
relieved by filing the organ with chloro-
form vapor from all uncorked bottle,
vapor only, not the liquid; and mammals
bag should always contain small vial of
it, as it is useful in many ways. Ten
drops upon lump of sugar is an excellent
remedy for hiccough or ordinary nausea,
and have recalled to life more than one
person pronounced dead from sunstroke
with q Tablespoonful, clear, poured
down the throat. CWltirGtor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02
Household Hints.

A much worn broom is very hard on
the carpet.
If possible, keep one utensil sacred to
onions alone.
The covers of the range should never
be allowed to get red hot.
If YOU wish your bread to be white,
put very little lard into the flour.
Cistern water may be purified by char
coal put in bag and hung in the water.
If your fiat irons are rough, rub them
with fine salt and it will make them
smooth.
Wash cloths should be thoroughly
rinscd in water with soap and a little
ammonia.
To clean tinware, dampen q cloth, dip
it in soda, rub the ware briskly, after
which wipe dry.
TO prevent drain pipes from stopping
up pour a hot solution of potash into
them every two months.
The lustcr of morocco may be restored
by vanishing it with the white of an
egg. Apply with sponge.
Miss Parloa says; "Let the sink rest
on iron legs. The space under it should
not be enclosed, as every dark place is
source of temptation to a slovenly do
mestic.
An excellent way of cooking eggs is to
break them in boiling milk without beat
ing. Cook slowly, occasionally stirring,
and when done add pepper, salt and
butter.
For coffee stains try putting thick
glyccrine on the wrong side and washing
it out With lukewarm water. For
raspberry stains weak ammonia and
water is the best.
There should be Il small table about the
hight of the range for use as a resting
place fol utensils when omclcttcs, griddle
cakes, ETC., arc made. 1t should be
covered with zinc.
Spirits of camphor will remove fruit
stains of all kinds from white goods if
applied before the goods have been wet.
Wash and boil in the usual manner, and
you need not look for the stain, for it
will not be there.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02
Professional PhYSiOgnOmies.

The professions also leave their traces
in the forms of the organs and in the
features. "The bearing of the soldier"
says NJ. Mantcgazza, ''is precise, stiff,
and energetic; that of the priest, supple
and unctuous. The soldier, even in
civil life, shows in his movements the
habits of obedience and command; while
the priest in lay dress wears the mark
of the cassock and the cloth, and his
fingers seem all the time to be blessing
or absolving." So many other profes-
sions may be recognized by their atti-
tudes, but there are limitations in the
matter; for physiognomy, as M: Mantle
gazza says, cannot yet be considered an
exact science, becau we do not yet
know all the elements of the problem. 1t
has, nevertheless. its well established
general laws. We arc not likely to con-
found a frank physiognony with a tricky
one, or an honest face with the face of a
dcbauchee or rascal. ."---Rerue des De@r
M0uIes
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02
An Eagle Attacks a Calf.

". r. Pease, who resides near Mount
Hamilton, Santa Clara County, CAL, says
his attention was attracted to the cries
of his cattle in his corral, and on going
to learn the cause he saw a very large
eagle trying to fly over the fence with a
Young calf in his talons. Mr.. Pcasc
seized pitchfork and struck the bird,
which let 60 the calf and attacked him.
and he sustained number of severe
blows from the eagles wings before he
succeeded in impaling it on pitchfork
prong, when he got his shotgun and fin
ished the job. The calf was so badly in
iured that it had to be killed. The
eagle was the largest ever seen in that
,,art Of the State.
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Recipes.

STEAMED OArMEAL.-Half pint oat-
meal, one teaspoon of salt; put IN two
quart basin and pour over it one quart OF
boiling water; put it in q steamer and
steam two hours. Do not remove cover
during that tine.
FRIED EGGS WITH BROWN SAUCE
Brown two tablespoonfuls of flour IN a
little butter, stir little water into 1t, a
very little chopped onion and pinch OF
sugar and one of salt; put it into sauce
pan and boil for an hour, stirring occa-
ssionally to prevent it from getting lumpy.
Fry q couple of eggs in butter or lard,
place them in q dish, pour the sauce
over them and serve with fried bread.
BREAD OMELETTE.-To make bread
omelette soak a cupful of bread in cup
full of milk, or enough to make it entirely
soft; beat three eggs smooth, mix them
with the soaked bread, season It palatably
with salt and pepper; put over the fire
smooth frying pan containing table,
spoonful of butter, and when it IS hot
pour in the omclette; with thin knife
loosen the edges of the omelette as they
harden from the sides of the pan; shake
the pan gently to keep the omelette
loose.
SrEwED PIGEoNs.-Clean the pigeons,
cut them in quarters and put them, with
their giblets, in saucepan with little
water-that is, do not cover them entire
ly; salt them to suit taste and season well
with pepper, sage and any spices desired
and add a tablespoonful of butter; cover
the pan closely and stew until tender.
Thicker the gravy with the yolk of an
egg beaten with four tablespoonfuls of
milk and little flour, and when the
gravy thickcns add another spoonful OF
butter. This rule is for one half-dozen
pigeons.
PUMPKIN MARMALADE.-Pare, core
and cut into small pieces mcdium-sized
ripe pumpkin of rich color; take six
pounds of sugar, one pint of good cider
vinegar, a dozen cloves and one ounce OF
best ginger; bruisc the ginger and tie it
with the cloves in a spice bag, put it
with the sugar and vinegar in an earthen
jar or porcelain lined kettle that will
hold two gallons; when it gets warm put
in as much pumpkin as the jar will hold,
pressing it down, and boil it until it is
we'll cooked Git will be quite transparent
and soft); take it out with a strainer and
set it near the fire while the liquid boils
to thin syrup, put the pumpkin back
into the jar and let it boil for half IN
hour, crushing it as much as possible the
while with wooden spoon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02
Standard Advice.

Would you respect yourself, keep your
heart and body clean.
Would you never be told lie, do not
ask personal question.
Would you retain the love of a friend,
do not be sclfishly exacting.
Would you enjoy quiet content, do
away with airs and pretences.
Would you sleep and have a good ap-
petite, attend to your business.
Would you have others to respect your
opinions, hold and never disown them
yourself.
Would you have good health, go out
IN the sunshine. Sickness is worse than
freckles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Squashes.

The squash is fruit of the gourd kind.
1t is somewhat synonymous with our
marrow. and the recipes for cooking one
do equally for the other. :,
Pie: Line deep plate with crust, and
pour in the following mixture; two
breakfast cupfuls of strained squash,
mixed with four eggs; teaspooniul OF
spice or ginger, a cupful of sugar and a
tcaspoonful Of butter. Bake pale
brown. :,
Baked: Cut in pieces and scrape well,
bake till tender, and cat with salt and
butter.
Fried: Cut the squash in thin slices
and sprinkle with salt. Let them stand
few minutes, then beat an egg and dip
the slices in it. Fry in butter and serve
with sugar or salt and pepper, according
to taste.-Ne;o York Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02
They Get n Rest.

When the autumn leaves are falling, and the
nights are growing long,
When the forests trlnelul choir have ceased
to trill their summer song,
When chilly northern breezes wilt the grasses
and the flowers,
And the twittering swallows leave us for a
warmer cline than ours,
When flies no longer bother US as brelks the
early dawn,
And morning oft beholds coat of hoar frost
on the lawn,
The lover by his lady in the parlor is received,
And the hinges of the garden gate are Of q
weight relieved.
Boston Courier.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02

A coyote in Washington Territory
was attacked by an immense hawk that
hit him fair on the ba"k of the head. The
coyote would duck its head, then make 8
snap at the tawk, but could not reach it.
and at the end of twenty minutes was
literally pcckcd to death.
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Oyer.Worked Women

For worn n-out," 4" rundown" debilitated
school teachers, milliners, seamstresses, house
keepers, and over-worked women generally,
of all restorative tonics 1t is not "Cure-a -
but admirably fulfills a singleness Of pu pose,
being most potent Specific for all those Chron-
ic Weaknesses and Diseases peculiar to W omen.
and neryine, and imparts vigor and strength
to the whole system. 1t promptly cures weak
ness of stomach, indigestion, lbloating, weak
back, nervous .prostration, debility and sleep
is sold by druggists under our positive g,tardn-
tee. See wrapper around bottle. Price Sl.OO q
bottle, or six bottles for $500.
A large treatise on Diseases Of Women, pro-
fuscly illustrated with colored plates and nu-
merous wood-cuts, sent for ten cents in stamps
Address, WORLDS DISPENsARY MEDICAL AS
ISOLATION, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, n. Y.
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At Ralakhan, near Baku, Russia, a
new petroleum spring, which rose $50
yards. flooded the country, impregnating
everything. Nobody ventures to light a
fire, for fear the town will 60 of like
firpvorks
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02

A disease Of so delicate nature as
structure of the urethra should only be en-
trusted to those Of large experience and skill.
By our improved methods we have been en-
abled to speedily and permanently cure nun
and terms, 10 cents in stamps. Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, 663 Main Street,
Buffalo, Il. Y.
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Three Bottles Cure Catarrh.

ELI ROBBINS, Runyan P. O., Columbia Co..
Pa, says: "My daughter had catarrh when
Sage's Catarrh Remedy advertised, and pro-
cured O bottle for her, and soon saw that 1t
helped her; n third bottle effected permac
nent cure. She is now eighteen years old and
sound and hearty"
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~ want to Thank you," writes young man
to b. F. johnson & Co., Richmond, Va, for
placing me in position by which am enabled
to make money faster than l ever did before" ."
This is but n sample extract of the many hun.
dred similar letters received by the above firm
See their adyertisement in another column.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02

In Germany the hide of the catfish
is tanned to form tough and supple
leather.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02

Frugal and industrious men are friendly
to the established government, as the idle
and expensive are dangerous.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02

To whom you betray your secret you give
YOUR liberty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-02
"Untold Agony from Catarrh."

Prof. W. HAUsNER, the famous mesmerist
of ithaca, N. Y, writes: Some ten years ago
I suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
catarrh. My family physician gave me up as
such bad one, that every day, towards sum
set, my voice would become 80 hoarse could
barely speak above whisper. In the morning
my coughing and clearing of my throat would
Catarrh Remedy, in three months was well
man, and the cure has been permanent"
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Sick and bilious headache cured by Dr.
Pierce's pellets"
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HE is the happiest who renders the greatest
number happy.
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ROYAL GLUE mends anything! Broken Chi.
ma, Glass, Wood. Free Walls ut Drugs & Gro
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A PARTY question: "What time do think
they will have supper"
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-01-07
EASY.

It is easy to call names except when
your first born needs one.-Bur1ington Free
Press.
Executing murderers on Friday gives them
Just about time enough to reach heaven for
Sunday ay.-Life.
A cyclone is like three school girls walking
abreast; it doesn't turn out for anything
Waterloo Observer.
The propensity on the part of their chill
dren to use profane language is source of
great uneasiness to American mothers
Chambers Journal.
lady calling herself Silva Dolaro is sing
ing in opera. That certainly is a taking
name. In spite of it's shortcomings the Silva
Dolaro will always be popular with the
masses.-Life.
Watching the Old Year Out.-sexton-sT
beg your pardon, sir, but the services are
over" Sleeper-s''f you'll build it this
mornin'. Maria, I won't ask you ag'in all
winter. ."-Tdbits.
t'You have local option in your county,
believer said native to stranger. eyes"
"Works frst-rate; you have your option of
getting your drinks at drug store or going
y."-Pittsburg Chronicle.
Captain Walsh of the Salvation Army
wears red shirt which is embroidered
ga burning hell awaits the careless" 1t is
rumored that his wife did the decoration
with view to making the captain wipe his
feet before coming in the front door.
Easily Recalled. s'Can you recall the
names of those two friends, my DEAR" he
said to his wife, stwhose affection was SO
great that one offered to die for the others
Da-Da-the first begins with D." ooh,
yes," said the lady, placidly; s'you are
thinking of Dan and Beersheba. ."-Harper's
Bazaar.
A number of Chicago ministers recently
attended the opera in that city with view
to learning the status of the ballet from a
moral standpoint, and it is said that when
the leading dancer executed faux pas, or
whatever it is called, on her big toenail, sew
eral of the excited brothers were heard to
murmur "Amen."-Puck.
Great amateur actress Ito servant)-How
stupid of you, Bridget I told you that
was not to be at home to anybody.
Bridget-But the gintleman sed. mum,
that he is the largest soap manufacturer in
the country.
Great amateur actress (hastily)-Oh, tell
the gentleman I will be down at once
Life.
Scan you reach the butters'' he inquired
of the star boarder.
s'I can," she said in an icy tone.
(The silence was only broken by the fran
tic endeavors of fly to get out of the vine
gar crueG.
He bided his time. (The man, not the
fy.)
1t came.
She was hurrying to keep an appointment
with her dressmaker, when they met by mis-
chance.
'tHave you the timer she inquired eager
1y.
: 'sI havel" he answered frigidly.-Detroit
Free Press.
IT want to be an angel,''
Said the singer, aged and solemn;
An editor in the audience said:
Put an 'ad' in our want column" ;"
Rnafo
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-01-07
They TOOK 4 heir Paint Along.


I'VE meet some strange men on the road,
sure enough" remarked brakeman. "Ons
day as we pulled out of Omaha I noticed a
couple of wild opin'-looking passen-
gers from way out west, and they was
takin, good care of a can of something or
other. 1t wasn't whiskey, nor coffee, and
couldn't tell what it was. They took such
good care of it that was afraid it might be
nitro-glycerine, or some other dangerous stuff.
So thought I'd hnd out.
"sWhat have you got in the can theres'
] asked 'em.
ooh, ,nothin' much said one of the fellers;
don't give us away an we'll tell you. My
pard an have made some money out West
in the cattle big, and now we're goin' down
to Chicago to have some fun. Seems we's
heard SO much about paintin' the town red
we've concluded to do as the rest of the
bioods do. We're carryin' one can of red
paint with as. an we'll begin operations as
soon as we get there"
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-01-07
MCINTYRE, MAGUIRE & co.
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